Peacemaker Movement

The Peacemaker Movement, often simply called "Peacemakers," emerged from a call for a conference in Chicago following Mahatma Gandhi's death. In 1959 they described themselves as a "grass roots group which emphasizes fundamental radical action to undermine the war system. We advocate non-registration to the draft, war tax refusal, economic sharing, community living, personal revolution." The founders of Peacemakers were pacifists seeking to rally others to the ideals of nonviolence, based on a spiritual philosophy of life as an effective social technique. Local organizations were called "cells" and were considered the basis of the movement.

From the description of Peacemaker Movement collection, 1948-1980. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 29402761